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Shiratori Shrine

Shiratori Shrine

Matthew Eynon

Tucked away in the village of Nagara, a suburb of Tenri City, is a Shinto shrine named Shiratori that predates the Nara Perio...

Nara
Shinno-sai Festival 2024

Shinno-sai Festival 2024

Jeannie Gan

Held annually on 22nd to 23rd November, Shinno-sai is the last festival to be held in Osaka, thus also known as the Tome-no-m...

Osaka
The Kaiju Diet

The Kaiju Diet

Armand Vaquer

Japan's national capital building has a great history which has been enhanced by its appearance in several giant monster movies.

Tokyo
Rokkakudo Reborn

Rokkakudo Reborn

Elysse Hurtado

At the northern tip of Ibaraki lies a series of rocky inlets facing the Pacific Ocean renowned for their physical beauty, and...

Ibaraki
Kumano Brush Festival 2024

Kumano Brush Festival 2024

JJ Walsh

Kumano produces 80% of Japan's calligraphy brushes- join this annual traditional celebration in honor of the humble "fude".

Hiroshima